Lead DevOps Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

Aker Systems was founded in 2017 by a team of experienced technology professionals who recognised an opportunity to provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. We build and operate ground-breaking, ultra-secure, high performance, cloud-based data infrastructure for the enterprise. Our proprietary technology solutions drive performance and reduce costs while helping our clients to improve the management and sharing of data across their organisations.

Company Accolades:

• 2024: Breakthrough Culture Awards (highlighting growth companies putting culture first)
• 2020: ‘One to Watch’ on the Sunday Times Tech Track
• 2020: Thames Valley Tech Awards (Thames Valley Tech Company of the Year, Emerging Tech Company, High Growth Tech Business)

Aker Systems is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities.

Security Clearance: A UK Government Security Check (SC) clearance is required for this role. If you do not hold SC clearance, Aker Systems will support you to apply, provided you have lived and worked in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.

Role Summary: As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you will be instrumental in leading the development and implementation of secure cloud environments. These environments will host data and batch/real-time analytical platforms for both public and private sector clients, utilizing the latest commercial and open-source technologies and techniques. This role also involves building automated deployments using configuration management technology and deploying new modules, upgrades, and fixes to test and production environments.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and deploy cloud-based infrastructure and applications using CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Contribute to the coding of custom test automation frameworks.
• Perform script maintenance and updates in response to changes in requirements or implementations.
• Assist with the setup and maintenance of environments for both manual and automated testing.
• Provide production support by investigating and resolving incidents.
• Perform ongoing routine application maintenance tasks.
• Assist in conducting gap analyses, identifying feasible alternative solutions, and contributing to the scope of modifications.
• Participate in contingency planning, including the establishment of reliable backup and restore procedures.
• Document functions and changes to new or modified modules, as well as test activities and results.
• Mentor and guide the team to meet customer requirements from the outset.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience in a DevOps capacity.
• Clearance: UK Government Security Check (SC) clearance is required, or a willingness to obtain it with a minimum of 5 years’ UK residency.

Core Competencies

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies at a proficiency level appropriate to the seniority of the role:

• Commercial experience in deploying systems.